Assessment of the phytochemical and antitrypanosomal properties of some extracts of leaves, stem and root bark of Landolphia sp., P. Beauv.

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 207-211

  Atawodi, S E ^a   Alafiatayo, A A ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antitrypanosomal effects; Landolphia uniflora; Medicinal plants; Trypanosomiasis

Indexed keywords

ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT; CHLOROFORM; FLAVONOID GLYCOSIDE; LANDOLPHIA UNIFLORA EXTRACT; METHANOL; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; RESIN; SAPONIN; STEROID; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TRITERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; APOCYNACEAE; ARTICLE; BARK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG ISOLATION; LANDOLPHIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; SURVIVAL TIME; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; APOCYNACEAE; CHLOROFORM; ETHERS; METHANOL; MICE; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; SOLVENTS; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; WATER;

ANIMALIA; LANDOLPHIA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI;

EID: 35148844254     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.08.001     Document Type: Article

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